Listening and Note-taking - Final Test - Practice Exam

Listening and Note-taking Test Practice 

http://www.uefap.com/listen/ (audio)

Getting to the audio: Exercises- listening test-Active Learner 2 - Oral Presentations (QT)

Listen to a discussion about Academic Presentations.

Provide the missing information.

1. Duration of a presentation:

Less than 15 minutes.

2. Duration for audience questions:

5 minutes per session.

3. Purpose of visual aids and text

Enhance the talk.

4.  The topic has to be

User friendly / and engage the audience.

5. Mention two pitfalls (hidden difficulties)

Over/Under estimate time needed.

over / under prepare.

Poor visual aids.

Use small font typeface or as overhead.

Non-legible printing Or photocopy materials from books (unappropriated).

6. Gantal’s topic was : 

On Advertising.

7. Research he used was from

Books from India  And Internet.

8. The tutor will be looking for

Good language while delivering the presentation.

Topic should interest the audience.

9. Tutor’s assessment

Mention 2 good points of Gantal’s presentation

He have a great Knowledge about the topic .

The topic is enhanced by tools and examples he used.

Mention 2 weak parts of Gantal’s presentation

He Prepare handout and pass it to audience before the presentation which might empty interest.

His overhead  font size is very small.

10. WRAP-UP

Complete. Follow the example.

Successful presentations regarding RESEARCH

Example: the speaker needs to conduct small research

Successful presentations regarding TOOLS

Deliver many tools but make sure not to distract attention of audience.

Successful presentations regarding SPEED

Speed is very important when delivering the speech to fast audience will switch off and will not follow the Speaker.

Final Reflection – (last video: outro)

Good Bad Meeting. (Extra)

Good Meeting:

1.  Everybody attend nobody absent or late.
2.  Welcoming message by the chair.
3.  Introduction and summary of the meeting is presented by the chair.
4.  Agenda is prepared and followed.
5.  Chair open and close each point making sure it follow the time.
6.  Minutes taker should be presented and follow the meeting.
7.  Time, location and venue of the meeting is mentioned on the agenda and minutes.
8.  The mention the next follow up meeting.
9.  Each participant come prepared for the meeting.
10.  They have Objective and product in the agenda.
11.  Closing the meeting by the chair thanking every participant.
12.  Minutes is taken and it have product and conclusion.
13.  Mention the party that will receive the product and conclusion in the minutes.

Bad Meeting:

1. · Members absent or late.
2. · Agenda is missing.
3. · Agenda is not complete does not have venue and timing or no summary or no objective.
4. · Chair is does not start the meeting or he does not monitor time for agenda points and overall meeting.
5. · Points are not clear.
6. · Time is not calculated exactly for each objective and the whole meeting.
7. · No body know what the meeting is about. It’s a routine meeting for no purpose. “Everybody bored and does not know why they are there”.
8. · No minutes taker.
9. · No minutes produced for the meeting.
10. · Minutes does not mention who the product and conclusion will be sent to for review.
11. · Next meeting is not mentioned.
12. · People start going out of the meeting answering phones or start speaking in different topic outside the scope of the meeting.

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LSEC 1503 Meeting Assessment - Minutes

LSEC N302                           Meeting Assessment – Minutes         Section: CMN

Date of Meeting: Sunday 25^th of Nov 2013

Time of meeting : 15:00 – 15:15pm

Venue:          W104

Group Members Roles:

Chair: Thabet.

Minutes Taker: Mussa.

Group member: Saleh and Raed.

Topic: The New ADMC Data Center Requirements.

Minutes:

•         Meeting Started on time.
•       All the members attended.
•       Chairman Thabet Al Sayari Opened the meeting by welcoming members.                         Members reviewed the requirements that presented by Saleh AlHamadi.
•     Requirement have been agreed and a list is finalized.
•     Project time plan was presented by Raed Al Ahmed and members agreed upon   it.
•     Vendor pool list presented by Mussa Al Saadi was narrowed and three vendors where selected by all the members.
• Chairman Thabet Al Sayari closed the meeting by thanking all the members for participating and confirmed that all task have been done.

Products & Conclusion:

We created The list of requirements and  their justifications, also we  finalized the time frame and the vendor pool. It will be sent to the managing Director by 30^th of December 2013 for approval.

LSEC N302 Meeting Assessment – Agenda

LSEC N302                           Meeting Assessment – Agenda            Section:CMN

Date of Meeting: Sunday 25^th of Nov 2013

Time of meeting : 15:00 – 15:15pm

Venue:          W104

Group Members Roles:

Chair: Thabet.

Minutes Taker: Mussa.

Group member: Saleh and Raed.

Venue preparation:

1-      Round table with 4 chairs.

2-      Coffee and water for 4 persons.

Topic: The New ADMC Data Center Requirements.

Agenda: -need not to be 6 points – could be 2-4!

·         Intro By Chairman ( 1 minute)

1.      Requirements. (4 minutes)

2.      Justification. (3 minutes)

3.      Time Frame for starting and ending. (3 minutes)

4.      Selecting final vendors from vendor pool. (3 minutes)

·         Closing by Chairman ( 1 minute)

Objective (s) /Product : What you plan to accomplish / produce

+Action Points (if known):

Objectives:

Our meeting about the new ADMC Data Center will establish project Requirements, Justifications, Time frame and narrowing the vendor pool.

Product:

We will Create a list of requirements and  their justifications, also we will finalize the time frame and the vendor pool

How to conduct an effective meeting - LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4

LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4

How to conduct an effective meeting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSft2OeMmzQ

Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

   1.     Don’t have a meeting unless There is a clear purpose .

a.    Set objectives – what’s The meeting for?

   2.    Do you want  a Decision    ,   Action , Or  Feedback ?

   What do you want to Achieve    On the end ?

   3.    Provide an Agenda before  the meeting.  People could be  Allocate topics

to prepare beforehand to get them involved.

    And prioritize the list of  What need to be Done Keep the agenda Short and make      sure  that every Item ­­­­­has a  Clear purpose.

   4.    Set times for   Each topic point and stick to them.  Close the

  Discussion when the Times up.

   5.    Start and end  On time. Don’t wait around for people

who are  Late. They assume that the meetings always Start late. And don’t let the      meeting drag on after The time finish.

   6.    Capture action  Points. Make sure that every  Topic  has been discussed, that everyone     is clear what needs to  Be done, and Who going to do it.

       Circulate a summary after The meeting. If there are no   Action points, then what was the Purpose of the meeting?